Author: RAWICZ, SLAVOMIR.
Title: THE LONG WALK.
Description: London. Constable, 1956., Autobiography of a young Polish cavalry officer, arrested by the Russians in 1939, he was sentenced to 25 years forced labour in Siberia. Brutally treated, facing freezing winters & starvation, he planned his escape, and persuaded 6 other prisoners to join him. This is the story of their journey, walking across Siberia, Mongolia, including the Gobi Desert, China, over Tibet .. where they were well treated, given food & lodging, then across the Himiayas into India, and freedom. 240 pages with 2 maps of their journey. Near fine, no inscription or marks, but paper is slightly brownish. Very good d./w. but corners are torn, and edges are chipped. 1956

Keywords: Siberia Tibet Gobi Desert Poland Polish Russians


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